This weekly update is targeted towards the SSVF
Grantees and shared with valuable partners for
awareness.
April
28, 2023
REMINDER: SSVF
Extension Request for FY23 Funds due in UDPaaS May 5,
2023
REMINDER:
Supplemental NOFA Communities Monthly Report Due in UDPaaS May 1, 2023
REMINDER: SSVF
Homelessness Prevention Tracking Changes
REMINDER: Office
Hours – CY 2023 Homelessness Goals: May 4, 2023
3:00pm EST
REMINDER:
SSVF Public Health Expiration
RESOURCE: Expiration
of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) and Stafford Act Flexibilities
RECORDING and SLIDES
REMINDER: SSVF Extension
Request for FY23 Funds due in UDPaaS May 5,
2023
The SSVF Program Office
has published an extension activity for completion. SSVF grantees spending FY23
funding past September 30, 2023, are expected to complete the activity.
This will extend utilization of these funds up to December 31, 2023. All
grantees are required to request this extension via UDPaaS,
to ensure utilization of FY23 funding. Please go into UDPaaS, locate the activity under “My SSVF Tasks” and
indicate “Yes” on the request to extend FY23 spending. This task is due no
later than May 5, 2023.
Please reach out to your Regional Coordinator if you have any
questions.
REMINDER: Supplemental
NOFA Communities Monthly Report Due in UDPaaS
May 1, 2023
All grant recipients of
the FY22 Supplemental NOFA funds are required to complete a monthly report
activity in UDPaaS. The February data report is due May
1, 2023, and should include any data from March 1, 2023, through March 31,
2023. If you have any questions regarding this report, please reach out to your
Regional Coordinator for assistance.
REMINDER: SSVF
Homelessness Prevention Tracking Changes
As described in the SSVF
Special Program Update sent on April 13, 2023, due to different budget and spending
timelines and the shift from prioritizing 60% of TFA towards Veteran families
experiencing literal homelessness to prioritizing 60% of household enrollments
towards Veteran families experiencing literal homelessness, the SSVF Program
Office will waive the 60% TFA requirement until October 1, 2023.
Grantees should utilize this time to bring their awards into alignment with
Rapid Rehousing (RRH) Prioritization. Prior to October 1, 2023, the
Program Office will provide further information and/or guidance regarding RRH
Prioritization, including prioritization of enrollments and RRH waiver
requirements for those who will not be exempt under the FY24
regulations.
Note: The Homelessness Prevention
screening tool can be found here.
REMINDER: Office Hours
– CY 2023 Homelessness Goals: May 4, 2023 @3:00pm EST
The next Calendar Year
(CY) 2023 Homelessness Goals Office Hours call will be on Thursday, May 4,
2023. This call will provide guidance on preventing returns to homelessness for
permanently housed Veterans. These calls are held at 3:00 p.m. Eastern / 12:00
p.m. Pacific. This call series is intended to provide broad technical
assistance and support, so SSVF grantees are strongly encouraged to
participate.
Please forward this
reminder as appropriate.
If you need the ongoing
invitation, please email VHA11HPO38kGoalSupport@va.gov.
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Webinar ID: 856 8160
1911
REMINDER:
SSVF Public Health Expiration
On January 30, 2023,
the Biden Administration announced its intent to end the national emergency and
public health emergency declarations on May 11, 2023, related to the COVID-19
pandemic. These emergency declarations have been in place since January 31, 2020, and gave the federal government
flexibility to waive or modify certain requirements in a range of areas,
including SSVF. Additionally, Congress also enacted legislation- including the
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, and the American
Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) that provided additional flexibilities tied to one or
more of these emergency declarations, and as such, they too are scheduled to
expire when the emergency period expires.
Furthermore, the
previously provided guidance that grantees would have a 90-day grace period
after the public health emergency has ended was incorrect. VA does not have
authority to provide grace periods, and the public health emergency
flexibilities afforded to SSVF will expire on May 11, 2023.
RESOURCE: Expiration of
the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) and Stafford Act Flexibilities
RECORDING and SLIDES
Please see attached resources
from previous webinars and guidance related to the ending of the Public Health
Emergency. As a reminder, all prior webinars and guidance are posted on the
SSVF Website at Supportive Services for Veteran
Families (va.gov)